Sea, Autograph Collection, Halifax, Nova Scotia
MacKay-Lyons sweet architects
Halifax, Nova Scotia is one of my favorite cities in North America, a dense Canadian port that is very walkable and red in maritime life. It was from Halifax that a ragtag navy of lifeboats was sent to the aquatic grave of the RMSTitanic, an event celebrated in the first-ever Atlantic Maritime Museum. The Nova Scotia Art Gallery is home to renowned country painter Maud Lewis and the Halifax live seaport Farmers Market dating back to 1750. It is a city famous for its Irish pubs, bookshops, and seafood restaurants, university town, small-scale, quiet, and full of sea breezes.
In terms of lodging, however, as well as a hotel or two in downtown and a few charming bed and breakfasts, Halifax has never been known for its luxurious accommodation options. They simply did not exist.
Marine Guest Room, Autograph Collection, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sea Autograph Collection
That changes in the summer when Muir, Autograph Collection opens on the Halifax coast. Muir is the first hotel in Nova Scotia to be affiliated with the Marriott International Autograph Collection, as well as the first five-star building in Nova Scotia. The hotel is a game changer for both Halifax and for the Nova Scotia area as well.
For those who aren’t so fluent in Scottish Gaelic, Muir means “sea” and the hotel is perfectly located on the shores of Halifax as the cornerstone of the Queen’s Marque, a new $ 200 million urban coastal development. the central center of Halifax. The five-story, 109-room hotel has been developed and will be operated by The Armor Group. It was designed by the famous Nova Scotia Architects Architects Sweetapple MacKay-Lyons.
The developer and architect are responsible for Queen’s Marque, which includes residences, restaurants, offices, and retail. This major project is largely a complete reconstruction and transformation of Halifax’s original harbor frontage.
The Armed Forces uses the phrase ‘Born of this Place’ to reinforce the hotel’s deep Nova Scotian heritage. The interior of the hotel was designed by Studio Munge in Canada to give a modern view of a riverside building, a born view of materials and design elements resembling boat staterooms.
They refer to the romance of the historical luxury series but it is slippery and less clichéd than that might mean. Studio Munge used hand-rubbed Muntz metal, which has historically been used by shipbuilders. Each guest room features original landscaping and pottery from Atlantic Canadian artists. Floors and walls are lined with gray oak planks and almost all guest rooms have beach views. In an area renowned for its home-made crafts, a hand-woven tapestry by renowned Nova Scotian weaver Allison Pinsent-Baker hangs behind the reception desk. The living room will have the usual furniture by Alessandro Munge, founder of Studio Munge from Italy-Canada.
The bar at Drift, in the Sea Collection, Autograph.
Sea, Autograph Collection.
The hotel will include the Drift Salon restaurant, which offers an explanation of traditional Canadian Canadian fares, as well as a lobby bar. There will be a 1,000-square-foot event gallery and an 8,000-square-foot fitness center with fitness equipment, hydrotherapy, and cold plunge pools, and a halotherapy salt room. The building offers exclusive car and driver services for business travelers, hairy meeting rooms, and a connection to Marriott Bonvoy.